Abstract: Letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in camp at Ardabil, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 27 August 1826, which was received on 25 November 1826. In the letter Willock praises the conduct of the Secretary to HM Mission to Persia, Major George Willock, and the Surgeon to HM Mission to Persia, Dr John McNeill, who assisted him in carrying out his duties. The letter originally enclosed the copy of a letter to George Willock and Dr McNeill from Henry Willock on the occasion of his resigning charge of the mission due to the arrival of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/123).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copies of the papers originally enclosed with the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 3 July 1825 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/35). The papers concern the revision of the subsidy account between Britain and Persia, detailing the basis upon which the account has been adjusted in favour of Persia, authorising the payment of the outstanding balance to Persia, and detailing an unsettled claim made by the Persians. They include:Copy of a letter from the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, to Henry Willock, of 24 December 1824Copies of two letters from Swinton to Major George Willock, who had been charged with representing the Persian claims for the settlement of the subsidy account on behalf of Persia, both dated 24 December 1824Copy of a letter from the Accountant-General at Fort William, Henry Wood, to Swinton, dated 20 December 1824, enclosing a statement of the subsidy account indicating the balance due to PersiaExtract from an unsigned letter to the Accountant-General, dated 14 October 1824Extract from a report from the Accountant-General, dated 22 November 1824Copy of a letter from Henry Willock to Swinton, of 23 June 1825.Physical description: 1 item (20 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a rukum [raqm, chancery letter] from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to the Agent of the Prince Royal at the Court of Tehran [Mīrzā Ismā’īl], dated 5 February 1824.The letter discusses:Negotiations with the Porte [Ottoman Empire], including a visit from a Turkish minister and reports from Bagdad [Baghdad]The proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by both the Prince and the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]The issue of delayed subsidy payments from Britain to PersiaEvents in the Caucasus, including a fire in the bazaar at Shusha and Russian setbacks in Daghestan [Dagestan]Issues concerning Russian representatives in Persia, in particular the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Meerza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, sent from Tehran and dated 1 April 1822.In response to a note from Meerza Abdul Wahab (IOR/L/PS/9/69/108), Willock declines to remain in the country and states that his brother, Major George Willock, will handle the issue of subsidy payments during his absence.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/100).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to Lord Amherst, Governor-General of Bengal, undated.The letter concerns the subsidy account drawn up by the Accountant-General of Bengal in 1823, which detailed subsidy payments owed by Britain to Persia and charges deducted for goods and services provided to Persia. The Prince announces that Major George Willock will be sent to India to discuss disputed points in the account, thanks the British Government for its good treatment of Persian envoys, and expresses hope that the subsidy issue will be swiftly settled in the interest of amicable relations between the two countries.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 4 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/169).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the King [Shāh] of Persia [Iran] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to Lord Amherst, Governor-General of Bengal, received 31 March 1824.The letter concerns the subsidy account drawn up by the Accountant-General of Bengal in 1823, which detailed subsidy payments owed by Britain to Persia and charges deducted for goods and services provided to Persia. The King announces that Major George Willock will be sent to India to discuss disputed points in the account, and expresses hope that the subsidy issue will be swiftly settled in the interest of amicable relations between the two countries.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 4 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/169).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Jemadee el Awal [Jumāda al-Awwal] 1239 (January 1834).The letter discusses the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, as well as disputed points in the subsidy account, which the Prince proposes to send Major George Willock to India to discuss. The Prince also thanks Britain for mediating with the Ottoman Government.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 28 December 1823.The letter concerns subsidy payments to Persia. Willock reports the arrival of the subsidy account from India detailing the sums owed to Persia, and the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia’s intention to send an agent to India to discuss some disputed points (detailed in IOR/L/PS/9/69/149).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tehran and dated 4 April 1824.The letter reports that Major George Willock has been charged by the Shah and Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia with a mission to India to discuss disputed points in the subsidy account, and asks the Court of Directors promptly to address Persia’s claims.It also forwards a dispatch to the Governor-General of Bengal (IOR/L/PS/9/69/170) and correspondence from the Shah and Prince Royal (IOR/L/PS/9/69/171-173).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.